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Kyndryl

Modernization Architect

Kyndryl

Modernization Architect at Kyndryl transforming legacy systems into intelligent platforms. Leading engagements from discovery through MVP with deep AI expertise.

Posted 5/31/2026full-timeMadrid • 🇪🇸 SpainSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSAzureCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesNode.jsPythonRabbitMQSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Assess legacy codebases, monolithic architectures, and on-premises infrastructure to define targeted modernization strategies
  • Design cloud-native target architectures leveraging microservices, event-driven patterns, API-first design, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
  • Lead technical discovery workshops to inventory systems, dependencies, data flows, and integration points
  • Produce modernization roadmaps with phased milestones, risk registers, and TCO/ROI analysis
  • Define migration patterns for databases, middleware, and mainframe workloads to modern cloud platforms
  • Design and build custom AI agents and multi-agent workflows tailored to client-specific business processes and modernization objectives
  • Implement agentic orchestration using frameworks such as LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, Semantic Kernel, or using the Kyndryl Agentic Platform
  • Create intelligent automation pipelines that replace or augment legacy batch jobs, manual handoffs, and rule-based workflows
  • Build/Enhance AI-assisted code migration agents capable of analyzing, transforming, and validating legacy code (COBOL, VB6, PL/SQL, .Net, etc.)
  • Lead client-facing discovery sessions, architecture reviews, and modernization readiness assessments
  • Translate legacy estate complexity into clear business risk narratives and modernization business cases
  • Serve as a trusted technical advisor to senior stakeholders, guiding both strategy and sequencing
  • Facilitate workshops to align business owners, engineers, and operations teams around target state architectures
  • Produce actionable deliverables: strategy decks, architecture blueprints, migration playbooks, and agent workflow specifications
  • Design and deliver live demonstrations of agentic modernization capabilities, including code transformation, intelligent workflow automation, and AI-assisted operations
  • Build reusable demo environments and MVPs that showcase modernization outcomes at different stages of a client journey
  • Present modernization strategies and AI workflow designs to both technical teams and executive audiences
  • Scope, design, and deliver production-ready AI agents based on client-supplied requirements and use cases
  • Lead joint development sessions ("AI pairing") with client engineering teams to accelerate capability transfer
  • Define agent contracts: input/output schemas, tool definitions, memory strategies, fallback behaviors, and escalation paths
  • Establish quality gates: unit tests, integration tests, and evaluation harnesses for agent reliability and output quality

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Full professional proficiency in Spanish and English
  • 8 -10 + years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or technical consulting
  • 2 + years of hands-on experience designing and building agentic AI or LLM-powered systems in production environments
  • Demonstrated expertise in modernizing legacy architectures — mainframes, monoliths, or on-premises systems — to modern platforms, including cloud-native
  • Proficiency with at least one agentic orchestration framework: LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, Semantic Kernel, or equivalent
  • Strong programming skills in Java and Python; experience with TypeScript/Node.js
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Experience designing RESTful and event-driven integrations (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, or similar)

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Flexible, supportive environment
  • Employee feedback focused on belonging
  • Be Well programs to support financial, mental, physical, and social health
  • Access to cutting-edge learning opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools
software engineeringsolution architecturetechnical consultingagentic AI systemslegacy architecture modernizationprogramming in Javaprogramming in PythonTypeScriptNode.jsdesigning RESTful integrations
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationtechnical advisoryworkshop facilitationclient engagementstrategic planningrisk assessmentcollaborationpresentation skillsproblem-solving